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Scientific Name
Sciurus carolinensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern gray squirrel
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Sciuromorpha |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | Sciurinae |
| Tribe | Sciurini |
| Genus | Sciurus |
| Subgenus | Sciurus (Sciurus) |
| Species | Sciurus carolinensis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989:Observed at Sandy Hook Unit;Staten Island Unit (Millers Field and Great Kills);Breezy Point District (Fort Tilden); Jamaica Bay District (Floyd Bennett Field)and JB Wildlife Refuge District(Spring Creek,Ruler's Bar Hassock)/Cook and Pinnock, 1989:Common in the gardens and woodlands./McArthur-Heuser,2004:Occurs at Sandy Hook,possible individuals released/; Data Source: McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Probably randomly introduced.; Data Source: Cook and Pinnock, 1989
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Cook and Pinnock, 1989
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cook, 1989: Common throughout Gateway and found in many different habitats; Data Source: Cook, 1989
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Cook,1989: At GATE viable, resident populations are found in the following units: Sansy Hook;Staten Island; Breezy Point District; Jamaica Bay District and Jamaica Bay Refuge District./; Data Source: Cook, 1989
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of the I&M office
Created Date
8/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
NJS of the I&M office
Last Modified Date
7/23/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Cook and Pinnock (1989):Due to lack of mast and cavity trees, squirrels here feed heavily on pine cones and live in tree nests of leaves and pine boughs./, Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; Cook and Pinnock, 1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004m; O'Connell, 1980; ; ; Tanacredi, 2002
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